After being assaulted by his own American Bulldog, the dog owner is in the hospital with injuries to his face, neck, and head.

A man in Sheffield, UK, was hospitalized after being attacked by his own American Bulldog when he tried to intervene in a fight between the bulldog and another dog, a pocket bully, within his home. He sustained injuries to his face, neck, and head. The American Bulldog was seized by authorities and

A statement from South Yorkshire Police said: “Further calls included a woman walking home with her baby in a carrier on her chest, when she was approached by a loose XL Bully who began to show aggression and jump up to her baby, and an elderly woman and her grandchild attacked by another loose dog in Sheffield.”

Chief Inspector Emma Cheney, who is leading the work on dangerous dogs across South Yorkshire, added: “Recently we have sadly seen another fatal incident in the UK of a dog causing death.